SARAH MISSELBROOK
PRESS RELEASE
2006
www.sarahmisselbrook.com
Sarah Misselbrook, Southampton born artist, has shown works locally
and nationally in group and solo exhibitions.
Recent Exhibitions:
Sarah Misselbrook Havant Arts Centre (solo) December 2005 – February
2006
End of Year Show Michael Naimski Gallery London (group) December 2004
‘
Human’ a space Southampton (group) Nov-Dec 2004
‘
Absolution’ ArtVaults (solo installation) Aug-Nov 2004
‘
The Body’ One Tree Gallery Petersfield (group) February 2004
‘
Mind Consuming Body’ a space Southampton (solo) January 2004
‘
Self Portrait’ Southampton City Art Gallery (group) December 2003
Sarah Misselbrook Michael Naimski Gallery London (solo) October 2003
Misselbrook’s
figurative sculptures have received great visitor numbers and press publicity,
which has heightened anticipation for the forthcoming
exhibition to be shown at The Bargate Monument Gallery.
Misselbrook’s
latest works ‘Affirmation’ make reference to
global consumerism in relation to the feminising of the female whilst mocking
an obsessive quest for the ideal. ‘I want the viewer to be reminded of
our fate, in the face of our ironic pursuit of that which is unachievable due
to our own material constraints,’ Sarah Misselbrook. These concepts are
embodied in figurative sculptural installations, photographic prints and canvases
as well as moving image. The works address issues surrounding the interior
and exterior relations of the body, what we consider private or public, grotesque
or normal.
These polarities also exist in the relationship between the works
and their environment. ‘Affirmation’ is specifically designed for
installation in The Bargate Monument Gallery, a loaded space historically and
culturally.
The juxtaposition of contemporary artworks against a heritage site background
underlines the transient state of human existence.
With financial support from
Arts Council, England, Misselbrook’s latest
works show both theoretical and practical development further questioning the
culturally inscribed body.
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